Original subtitles

Almost 13 years have gone by since Asa married

Shinjiro of Osaka's money changer, Kano-ya.

Someday, you should become a female company president.

Company president?

From now on, I'll be there for you.

Have you ever thought of getting married, Ofuyu?

Of course I have.

It seems you got a really good marriage offer

back at your family home.

A marriage offer?

There was a man I've never seen before standing in

front, and staring at the store...

He was the man.

What do you mean?

The man who wants to marry Ofuyu...

He used to have a footwear shop but recently, he

started an umbrella shop, and he's making a lot of money.

It was 1878...

And a new change was about to come to Japan, Osaka,

Kano-ya, and also to Asa and Shinjiro...

Asa ga Kita

Week 14 "The Course of Love in the New Year" Episode 79

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

DECEMBER, 1878

It was the ending of the year, and

everyone at Kano-ya was busy preparing for New Year's...

Isn't it interesting?

He has a good rhythm going. He does that really well.

Pounding mochi is best done by a professional.

Take this out to the garden.

Wash those carefully.

It's the new year, so we need to polish that

really well, so there's no cloudiness at all...

The bowls for the celebration.

Take care of that.

I'll do that later.

We should start taking those out soon, too.

What?

The trays?

I'll do that.

Thank you, Ume! I'm so glad.

What a surprise.

It really was... Watch what you're doing.

Asa?

What are you doing?

I'm cleaning...

Last year, I was at the coal mine at the end of the

year, so I couldn't do any of the preparations for

the new year, so I...

Just leave that to the apprentices and the maidservants.

But...

Nevermind! If you get overly enthusiastic,

and start breaking things here and there, it won't

do us any good.

You're all busy over here, too, aren't you?

We're already busy because if's the year-end and the

end of the month, and we have customers who want

to change to new money for New Year's gifts...

So it's crazy busy.

Then let me help, too.

What are you doing?

What?

Don't take my work away from me.

Then I'll help Kisuke...

No!

Let me do my own work.

Right now, I don't want to think about anything, so

I want to work like crazy.

Is that right?

Don't tell me you're still depressed about Fuyu's marriage offer.

I shouldn't have said that.

I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Kisuke.

No... I just want to concentrate on work, that's all.

Go back inside, and get things ready for the new year.

When I'm in the back, they said I'm just in the way...

That's right. At the year end, we have to clean

the household altar.

Eizaburo... Let me help you.

No... Cleaning the altar has been the work of the

head of the household for generations.

This is one thing I can't hand over to you.

Asa!

Pardon me.

There's no place for me here.

You're always working without any time

to rest, so why don�t you just relax, and

sit down for a change.

From tomorrow, a lot of people will be coming

with their New Year's greetings, so it'll be really busy...

But I'm not good at just relaxing and sitting down.

You really are an unusual person.

If someone told me to relax, and enjoy myself,

I'll just relax, and enjoy myself.

Young Mistress! We're shaping the mochi

now, so if you're free, come and help us.

I'll help you.

Okay. I'll help, too.

Thank you.

It's nice and soft like your cheeks, Chiyo.

On New Year's Eve...

I thought you were making soba noodles for New

Year's Eve, but isn't this udon noodles?

We're making New Year's Eve soba, and New Year's Eve udon.

Why udon?

When I was little, my grandpa used to say

that udon was a celebratory confection that you

knead and roll into shape.

So narrow and long is important, but

thick and joyous are what Kano-ya should

have from now on.

Besides, Chiyo doesn't eat too much soba, but she

loves to eat udon.

That's another reason.

Let us help.

No... Let me do this myself.

Don't!

Asa's proposal to have both soba and udon noodles

for New Year's Eve became a customary practice

at Kano-ya from then on.

You've all worked hard again this year...

Good work.

Make yourselves comfortable.

Then the head of the family served them

sake to show his appreciation...

It sure went by quickly.

And a new morning brought the new year in to Kano-ya.

I pray for great happiness again this year...

I'm counting on all of you again this year.

Excuse me!

The ozoni soup is ready.

That's great I always look forward to eating mochi on New Year's day.

I look forward to it, too.

Ofuyu... Put in lots of mochi in mine.

I will.

The head clerk ate 15 mochi last year.

Looks delicious.

I'm counting on you again this year.

Why don't you have some, too, Asa?

I've had enough sake for a while.

I'm sure you did.

This year is Chiyo's first time eating mochi.

That's right. Last year, she only had four teeth,

so you didn't want her to choke on it.

I'll give you a piece the size of a grain of rice.

Mochi...

Delicious!

I'm glad...

At the same time...

The employees were also having ozoni.

Let me know if you want more.

That's enough!

You've had too much to drink.

Head clerk... I brought you another bowl.

Thank you.

You sure do eat a lot, don't you?

Head Clerk. You'll choke on the mochi.

Be quiet!

I see you're all eating.

Didn't I tell you!

This is no time to be laughing!

Kisuke!

Head Clerk!!

Are you okay?

I'm sorry... Starting off the new year with

such shameful conduct.

They say if you fall on New Year's day,

it's called "hatsu korobi" (your first fall), and it

means luck will come rolling your way, so it's good luck.

My dad told me that once.

Really?

So...

...it may sound strange coming from me, but

if you can't forget Fuyu, then why don't you

just give it a try?

I'm sure that man who owns the umbrella shop

is a good man, but...

I just don't think he's better than you.

Young Mistress...

Excuse me...

How are you feeling, Head Clerk?

Fuyu...

Take care of Kisuke.

Young Mistress?

Young Mistress...

Young Mistress!

I brought you tea... Are you feeling better?

Thank you.

Yes?

It's not even about me, but my heart

is beating so fast.

I want to encourage Kisuke to go after

the person he loves.

So do I.

If that happens, we can be their go-between.

It's that man...

Yashichi... Are you drunk?

No...

It's...

What?

The man I told you about before...

The man who wants to marry Fuyu...

Ofuyu... Are you sure about getting married?